6 reasons Virtually Famous could become the best panel show on television

The first episode of the show certainly lived up to that promise as viewers debated whether cute baby clips should be allowed on social networks, saw perhaps the strangest video ever – more on that later – and laughed at host Kevin McHale trying to understand the appeal of Countdown.

The panel show turned out to be a mix of Celebrity Juice and You’ve Been Framed and it was very popular, with #VirtuallyFamous trending in the UK, but what made it so good?

1. Kevin McHale

Kevin McHale, otherwise known as Artie from Glee, presents the show with ease.

One of the biggest laughs from the opening episode came as he asked panellist Rachel Riley to explain Countdown. He didn’t understand the appeal though, and was even more baffled to find out that the winner only gets a teapot…

2. Chris Stark

BBC Radio 1’s Chris Stark is a great choice for team captain.

After saying that he shouldn’t be in charge of a team because he can’t make decisions, he was almost tempted to change his answers when his competition started winding him up in last week’s episode.

You could tell that he actually wanted to win the show and he’s virtually famous himself, after his interview with Mila Kunis went viral.

3. Panellists

It was hilarious to see Tyler Drew-Honey squirming on the panel in the first episode, as the group quizzed him about his porn star parents, but the best panellist was undoubtedly Chris Ramsey.

Virtually Famous himself after trending worldwide on Twitter in May for his #PizzaOnATrain antics, Chris stole the show. Rumour has it he’s set to return before the end of the series.

4. YouTube Royalty

Each week the show promises to enrol YouTube sensations into a Hall of Fame.

The first to talk to the panel via video link was Keenan Cahill, who became a viral sensation for energetically lip-syncing to songs. The segment brought back memories of some of the best viral videos, but who will be enrolled in the Hall of Fame next?

5. Seann Walsh

Comedian Seann Walsh is the show’s other team captain.

Not one to be worried about making a fool of himself, he brilliantly lip-synced to Haddaway’s ‘What Is Love?’ in the first episode of the series and led his team to victory after following Keenan Cahill’s advice of ‘Don’t be worried to look stupid.”

6. Weird guests

The panel show promises to share wacky stories and there are few as odd (or sickening) as the one that came from their first guest.

In a weird, disgusting and crass tale, a Dutch artist explained that he stuffed his dead cat and made the ‘Orvillecopter’. Needless to say, the group were terrified and viewers were left wondering what would come next…

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